Ability to access information real time during conflicts is crucial to safety, security and well-being of citizens. Positive and negative patterns of sourcing and dissemination of information can either assuage or escalate conflict. This paper examines patterns of information flow during periods of communal conflicts in southern part of Plateau, Nigeria, using the quantitative and qualitative research designs. The instruments were the questionnaire, interview and Focus Group. The paper finds a significantly high level of newspaper readership; about 48% of respondents perceived that newspapers' reportage of the conflicts were capable of escalating conflict. The paper concludes that achieving peaceful coexistence and security of the people in contemporary Nigeria is possible when there is an effective communication process, and recommends that journalists and media houses should avoid circulating news items capable of escalating conflicts.